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Street Closure 21st Avenue South
The Department of Public Safety and Facilities Management will be closing 21st Avenue from South 8th Street to South 7th Street in support of infrastructure work for the Hagfors Center.
This closure will occur over multiple days. The first closure will begin on Thursday, August 18 at 6 a.m. and end on Friday, August 19 at 6 p.m.
The second closure will begin on Monday, August 22 at 6 a.m. and end on Tuesday, August 23 at 6 p.m.
We apologize for any inconvenience that this closure may cause the Augsburg College community.
Teaching and Learning
Classroom Consulting from CTL
Faculty, as the fall semester fast approaches don't forget about CTL's latest faculty development initiative, the Classroom Consulting program.
Augsburg's Classroom Consulting program is designed to offer individualized and course-specific faculty development through confidential peer partnerships. The program is run solely by the Center for Teaching and Learning and operates fully outside the tenure and promotion review process (see confidentiality policy). Any Augsburg instructor is welcome and encouraged to work with a consultant whether their goal is addressing a specific problem, exploring strategies to more fully engage students, or seeking ideas to re-energize a course.
Trained Classroom Consultants are available on an on-call basis to offer assistance to fellow faculty members. Assistance and support, provided without record and in strict confidence, may take several forms including observations of classroom teaching, review of course materials, discussions of classroom management strategies, tactics specific to hybrid courses*, or conducting focus groups with students (Small Group Instructional Diagnosis). Because consultations are course and faculty-specific, an initial meeting between the consultant and faculty member will be used to determine the goals and needs of the faculty member.
Read about the individual consultants on the CTL website: http://inside.augsburg.edu/ctl/classroom-consultants/
If you would like additional information or would like to arrange a meeting with a consultant, please contact Tim Pippert at ctl@augsburg.edu.
Multilingual Students Workshop - Wed. Aug. 24
Are you student ready? All faculty are invited to this workshop about how to support multilingual students. Led by Education department ESL faculty.
Wednesday, August 24
Are You Student Ready? What Faculty Need to Know about Multilingual Students
2:30-4:30pm, Marshall Room
See event descriptions for all upcoming CTL workshops at inside.augsburg.edu/ctl.
TOMORROW: LGBTQIA in the Classroom Workshop
The first CTL workshop of the year is TOMORROW! In this hands-on, discussion-based workshop, faculty will discuss strategies for creating welcoming, inclusive, and equitable classrooms and curricula for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA) students, with a special focus on what they as faculty are experiencing in the classroom. Faculty are asked to bring examples of classroom situations they would like to discuss, syllabus statements they would like to workshop, and any other materials they would like feedback on.
This workshop does not meet the Ally Training requirement for the Diversity and Inclusion certificate; however, it does count toward the Advanced Standing certificate. This workshop is particularly suitable for faculty who have already completed Ally Training and want additional time to focus on specific classroom needs.
Led by Michael Grewe, Director of LGBTQIA Student Services and Assistant Director of Campus Activities and Orientation, and Adriane Brown, Assistant Professor and Director of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies.
Thursday, August 18
10:00am-12:00pm, OGC 100
See event details for all upcoming CTL workshops at inside.augsburg.edu/ctl.
Syllabus Workshop - Wed. Aug. 24
Are you frustrated by students who do not read your carefully crafted syllabus? Are you wondering if your syllabi contain too much, or not enough, information? Bring your syllabi and be ready to apply the CASE method (Copy And Steal Everything) in this hands-on syllabus construction deconstruction workshop. We will look at best practices in syllabus design, share and promote common language, and with any luck get some actual work done. Please bring your laptops and/or electronic copies of your syllabi. Led by CTL Faculty Fellows Jenny Hanson, Communication Studies, and Joe Erickson, Education.
Wednesday, August 24
Syllabus Construction/Deconstruction Workshop
10:00-12:00pm, Marshall Room
See event details for all upcoming CTL workshops at inside.augsburg.edu/ctl.
Last Day of the Summer In the WL Is Thurs. (8/18)
The last shift of summer tutoring in the Writing Lab is this Thursday, Aug. 18. If you have any last papers or applications, be sure to take advantage of this time: 4:30 - 7! The Lab will reopen soon after classes begin in the fall.
General Announcements
Website Refresh Coming Monday
On Monday, August 22, Augsburg will launch a refreshed design of our public website, www.augsburg.edu. The changes are designed to make the site easier to navigate for visitors (in particular, prospective students), encourage prospective students to stay on the site longer, highlight the characteristics that make Augsburg distinctive, and ultimately drive more prospective students (day, graduate, and adult undergraduate) to inquire about attending Augsburg.
The changes will include a new homepage layout and complementary refinements to department websites. High-traffic landing pages--including Admissions, About, Academics and Campus Life--also will be refreshed. You can find a preview of the new look at https://drive.google.com/a/augsburg.edu/folderview?id=0Bw3TkarzIotWaEJTb2FZSnlIaFk&usp=sharing.
Content managers have been notified about the changes. There should be no website down time during this transition, although you may notice some web pages in the new layout and others still in the old format during the course of the rollout on the 22nd.
Please send any questions or concerns to mannj@augsburg.edu.
New Class This Fall | Study Leadership
Interested in learning more about how to be an advocate for important issues and projects? Do you think of yourself as a leader or as a developing leader? If so, there is a new course this fall -- LS 205: Introduction to Leadership Studies. This course is part of the new Minor in Leadership Studies and is open to all students, regardless of major. Students can enroll in LS 205 without committing to the minor. This course will help students more clearly understand the practice of leadership as well as their own leadership capacity to lead.
Enroll today. For more information, please contact Jolee Lilja at liljaj@augsburg.edu
Student Involvement Fair
Visit 40+ student organizations to meet student leaders, hear about upcoming events, and learn how to join groups!
Wednesday, August 31
Location: The Quad
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Help Needed for State Fair Booth Staffing
Every year Augsburg has a booth in the Education Building at the Great Minnesota Get Together August 25-Sept 5. This is a great opportunity to meet with hundreds of prospective students, alumni and current students who stop by to spin the wheel and say hello. We are still seeking coverage of some of the four-hour shifts. Admittance into the fair is provided. Contact Katie Radford at radford@augsburg.edu if interested.
Augsburg Total Wellness: School Supply Drive
Happy Back to School Time, Auggies! Are you excited? I know I am, and I know that there a lot of little kiddos out there excited (and maybe a little nervous) for their first day back at school too.
To kick off the academic year, Augsburg Total Wellness is sponsoring a School Supply Drive to feel good, by doing good. All donations will be delivered to People Serving People. This non-profit organization is located in Minneapolis. As the largest and most comprehensive, family-focused homeless shelter in Minnesota, your donations will have a huge impact. Learn more about People Serving People here.
Thousands of students across the country are heading back to school in just a few short weeks. Let's help make sure each and every one has the supplies they need to be successful! From August 22 to September 2, donations will be accepted in Human Resources, Memorial Hall, Room 19.
The supplies needed include (new items only):
#2 Pencils
alarm clocks
calculator
colored pencils
crayons-24 pack
folders
pencil box
pencil sharpener
pens
ruler
school bags/backpacks
scissors–youth size
washable markers
Questions? Contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu
Food Service Hours
The Commons is open from 7:15-8:30am for Breakfast, 11:30am-1pm for Lunch, and 5:45-6:45 for Dinner.
Einsteins is open from 7:30am-1:30pm.
Nabo is open from 4-8pm.
On Friday, August 26, all food service locations will return to full hours and full menus.
The Commons will be open from 7:30am-7pm Monday-Friday, and on Weekends from 11:30am-1pm and 5-7pm.
Einsteins will be open from 7:30am-9pm Monday-Thursday, 7:30am-8pm Fridays, and 7:30am-5pm Saturdays, and Closed on Sundays.
Nabo will be open from 7:30am-8pm Monday-Thursday, 7:30am-6pm Fridays and 7pm on Weekend College Fridays, 10am-2pm Saturdays, and Closed on Sundays.
Event Announcements
TODAY: Walking Tour of Seward
On August 17, take a stroll through the Seward neighborhood with your Augsburg colleagues, and host Transit for Livable Communities to visit some local hotspots, including Augsburg's remote parking lots. Tour attendees will learn walking routes to and from Augsburg's campus, experience some of the local specialties that the neighborhood has to offer (K'ul Chocolates!! and the Northern Clay Center art gallery!), and visit the two remote parking lot locations at Bethany Lutheran and the former Blue Nile.
Meet in Oren Gateway Center at noon and return by 1 p.m. Please plan to eat lunch beforehand or feel free to pick up something "to go" on the walk and eat when you return. Maximum of 15 participants.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/seward-hotspots-including-remote-parking-walking-tour-tickets-27012656583
Remembering Douglas Diamond
The Music Department will host an event in remembrance of Doug Diamond in Murphy Square on Saturday, August 27 from 3-6 p.m. Brisket, prepared to Doug's specifications, will be served. If you'd like to speak and/or play music in the park you are invited to do so. A time to remember, laugh, grieve, and be grateful for the memories and lessons learned. Please help spread the word!
For more information, contact Jill Dawe at dawej@augsburg.edu and/or Tina Brauer at brauer@augsburg.edu
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